Recent content by CornishSailor

Hi Mark & Cygnus III crew Topping our winter in Lagos will take some doing, but I expect, as happens with the liveaboard life, new and exciting adventures await this year. Oh, and for those of you who may now have the wrong impression of us, or are wondering what debauchery goes on in Lagos...

I prefer to think of each 'new batch' of liveaboards as 'being released into the wild'. Go, go, go free little liveaboards and enjoy... :-) Agree with all you said Mark. We're two years in and have, like you, gained experience and confidence and continue to do so. It's a challenging life...

Recommendation seconded I'd second the recommendation and comments by andytrombone, excellent instructors and Nick Jordan is always friendly and helpful, with the added bonus of a stunning cruising area. Ann

Pump supplier UK We recently had to replace ours and found an old thread on the forum with the contact details for a company called Leisure Accessories in the UK who make a direct replacement. http://www.leisureacc.com/4478.html We understand the new ShurFlo ones are slightly different, but...

Routes & charts Hello We left the UK last year destined ultimately for the Med. Like you, we have the luxury of no time scale, so are following many recommendations like those on this thread and are taking our time. We have spent the first season cruising Brittany (plus the SW of the UK and...

The last two years, we hired a platform like this http://www.hss.com/g/80200/Alloy-Span-Tower-Additional-section-1-0m.html (didn't need to use the stabilizers, just locked the wheels each time we moved it) from HSS in Plymouth, where we were at the time. They did a good weekend rate and the...

As the other replies indicate, there are some variations on models of Bavaria of that era and size, but I think from 2003-2006ish, the Bav 36 had the same basic layout and design, other than the options for two or three cabins, and the standard or deep keel option. We have the two-cabin, deep...

Wiring Specifics Having read this and other threads on the same subject, it seems the pragmatic approach is to add a separate meter. However nobody has mentioned the specifics of where to get the 12v from if you only have an ignition on/off switch and starter button rather than a key starter...

Second vote for Paimpol I'd second Sanderling's vote for Paimpol, having just checked some photos I took at low water once we were tucked up in the marina. The tide goes a looong way out there!

Thanks to everyone who replied. :-) We've spoken to a very helpful chap at Megaflex (thanks Sarabande for the links) and thence to the manufacturer (Copely, hose is Coplexel) to try to establish if the flat cassette packaged ones are all the same or if some, e.g. theirs, are of a higher...

We have a standard chandlery bought potable water hosepipe, one of the flat ones on a cassette reel. Since moving aboard permanently last spring, its usage has obviously increased substantially and it now has a number of pin-prick holes. We would like to replace it with another flat hose (but...

Boracol and Fabsil Two years ago, we cleaned our (blue) sprayhood (as well as the teak decks) with Boracol 10RH and re-proofed it with Fabsil very successfully. The sprayhood was 6 years old at the time and though in good condition, was getting a bit grubby and green. The Boracol even removed...

Ah, Rame Head... :-)

Trefusis Point, Falmouth.... :-) Hope you both had a lovely Christmas. Ann (& Andy) - Pipit

+2 And all yachts meticulously presented and maintained.